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388 million Christians suffer 'high levels' of persecution and discrimination, report finds (Open Doors )

Posted on 01/15/2026 04:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

An organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians reported that over 388 million Christians suffer “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.”

In its newly released World Watch List 2026, Open Doors stated that the countries with the highest level of persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Libya, and Iran.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: There Is a Longing for Justice and Human Dignity in Iran

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:59 AM (The Daily Register)

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Trump Administration Restores Title X Funding to Planned Parenthood

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:57 AM (The Daily Register)

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House Republican Budget Plan Would Permanently Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:54 AM (The Daily Register)

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Cardinal Parolin begins trip to Kuwait (CWN)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, has begun a journey to Kuwait.

Vatican Mosaic Studio completes mosaic of Leo XIV (Vatican News)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The Vatican Mosaic Studio completed a mosaic roundel of Pope Leo XIV for display at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Staff of the studio presented the mosaic to the Pope before his general audience yesterday.

Holy doors being sealed until next jubilee (Vatican News)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The jubilee holy doors at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Peter’s Basilica are being sealed in private ceremonies this week.

They will remain sealed until the next jubilee year, scheduled for 2033, to mark the 2,000th anniversary of the Redemption.

Pray and meditate on God's Word daily, Pope emphasizes to pilgrims (CWN)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

At the conclusion of his January 14 general audience, Pope Leo XIV repeatedly emphasized the importance of a cultivating a life of prayer and meditation on the Word of God.

10 Fascinating Facts About the Mysterious Enoch

Posted on 01/15/2026 02:34 AM (The Daily Register)

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Jan. 15 Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday

Posted on 01/15/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Maurus (512-584), one of the first disciples of St. Benedict. In this son of a patrician Roman family, entrusted by his parents to the father of western monasticism, Benedictine tradition celebrates the perfect monk, and the model of childlike obedience. Many monasteries, particularly in France, adopted him as patron. He died about A.D. 580.